Marcus Thames’ HR production
Posted by Andy on August 15, 2009
Check it out. Career at-bats for players with 95 to 105 homers:
Cnt Player **AB** HR From To Ages G PA R H 2B 3B RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 1 Marcus Thames 1474 100 2002 2009 25-32 492 1621 225 358 72 3 252 127 3 411 10 0 10 23 3 9 .243 .305 .499 .804 *7D/93 NYY-TEX-DET 2 Mike Jacobs 1767 95 2005 2009 24-28 510 1938 228 453 110 6 285 152 17 440 7 0 12 45 5 2 .256 .316 .487 .803 *3/D NYM-FLA-KCR 3 Craig Wilson 2010 99 2001 2007 24-30 698 2311 303 527 100 14 292 198 12 643 90 2 11 47 14 7 .262 .353 .474 .827 39/72D PIT-TOT-ATL 4 Ozzie Virgil 2258 98 1980 1990 23-33 739 2555 258 549 84 6 307 248 21 453 29 8 12 81 4 5 .243 .324 .416 .740 *2/D PHI-ATL-TOR 5 Bob Cerv 2261 105 1951 1962 25-36 829 2516 320 624 96 26 374 212 19 392 17 6 20 73 12 10 .276 .340 .481 .821 *7/893 NYY-KCA-TOT 6 Hanley Ramirez 2262 95 2005 2009 21-25 571 2549 437 713 160 22 282 238 17 416 26 10 13 27 158 48 .315 .385 .531 .916 *6/D BOS-FLA 7 Brad Hawpe 2276 103 2004 2009 25-30 686 2638 329 653 134 21 408 334 39 586 10 1 17 48 11 15 .287 .378 .500 .878 *9/7D COL 8 Wes Westrum 2322 96 1947 1957 24-34 919 2849 302 503 59 8 315 489 9 514 19 11 8 60 10 5 .217 .356 .373 .729 *2/5 NYG 9 Kal Daniels 2338 104 1986 1992 22-28 727 2739 391 666 125 8 360 365 28 493 14 4 18 51 87 26 .285 .382 .479 .861 *7/3 CIN-TOT-LAD 10 Gordy Coleman 2384 98 1959 1967 24-32 773 2603 282 650 102 11 387 177 25 333 11 13 18 47 9 8 .273 .324 .448 .772 *3 CLE-CIN 11 Duke Sims 2422 100 1964 1974 23-33 843 2810 263 580 80 6 310 338 34 483 35 6 9 45 6 16 .239 .340 .401 .741 *2/379D CLE-LAD-TOT 12 Dick Gernert 2493 103 1952 1962 23-33 835 2896 357 632 104 8 402 363 12 462 17 10 13 67 10 11 .254 .351 .426 .777 *3/79 BOS-TOT-HOU 13 Monte Irvin 2499 99 1949 1956 30-37 764 2893 366 731 97 31 443 351 5 220 23 9 11 81 28 7 .293 .383 .475 .858 *73/958 NYG-CHC 14 Geronimo Berroa 2506 101 1989 2000 24-35 779 2825 379 692 113 9 382 276 10 510 17 0 26 68 19 16 .276 .349 .449 .798 D97/3 ATL-CIN-FLA-OAK-TOT-TOR-LAD 15 Walt Moryn 2506 101 1954 1961 28-35 785 2802 324 667 116 16 354 251 22 393 19 8 18 57 7 7 .266 .335 .446 .781 97/8 BRO-CHC-TOT 16 Butch Hobson 2556 98 1975 1982 23-30 738 2799 314 634 107 23 397 183 12 569 5 27 28 79 11 9 .248 .297 .423 .720 *5/D34 BOS-CAL-NYY 17 Craig Paquette 2591 99 1993 2003 24-34 814 2766 304 620 128 10 377 120 6 620 12 17 26 70 27 13 .239 .274 .411 .685 *573/946D OAK-KCR-NYM-STL-DET 18 Franklin Stubbs 2591 104 1984 1995 23-34 945 2899 323 602 109 12 348 260 38 626 10 19 19 36 74 28 .232 .303 .404 .707 *37/98D LAD-HOU-MIL-DET 19 Ron Karkovice 2597 96 1986 1997 22-33 939 2948 336 574 120 6 335 233 8 749 26 65 27 39 24 14 .221 .289 .383 .672 *2/D79 CHW 20 Bill Hall 2672 101 2002 2009 22-29 830 2944 369 676 177 17 365 228 12 748 10 13 21 56 49 35 .253 .312 .445 .757 5684/97 MIL 21 Garrett Atkins 2712 96 2003 2009 23-29 737 3036 386 787 160 6 466 271 12 403 19 0 34 87 8 4 .290 .355 .460 .815 *5/3D74 COL 22 Bernie Carbo 2733 96 1969 1980 21-32 1010 3320 372 722 140 9 358 538 50 611 19 13 17 58 26 18 .264 .387 .427 .814 97D/85 CIN-TOT-STL-BOS 23 John Vander Wal 2751 97 1991 2004 25-38 1372 3166 374 717 170 18 430 385 32 698 8 2 20 53 38 20 .261 .351 .441 .792 973/D8 MON-COL-TOT-SDP-PIT-TOT-NYY-MIL-CIN 24 Greg Colbrunn 2769 98 1992 2004 22-34 992 3016 337 801 155 12 422 170 11 444 49 2 26 80 29 21 .289 .338 .460 .798 *3/5D92 MON-FLA-TOT-ARI-SEA 25 Dave Nilsson 2779 105 1992 1999 22-29 837 3153 389 789 157 10 470 320 40 424 10 12 32 57 15 18 .284 .356 .461 .817 23D9/7 MIL ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **AB** HR From To Ages G PA R H 2B 3B RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 26 Hank Leiber 2805 101 1933 1942 22-31 813 3140 410 808 137 24 518 274 0 319 21 40 0 78 5 0 .288 .356 .462 .818 *8/9731 NYG-CHC 27 David Dellucci 2873 101 1997 2009 23-35 1099 3266 431 736 141 35 398 322 20 714 46 3 22 58 41 25 .256 .338 .435 .773 79D/8 BAL-ARI-TOT-TEX-PHI-CLE-TOT 28 Austin Kearns 2879 105 2002 2009 22-29 842 3338 425 737 155 11 422 385 16 682 55 1 18 88 27 15 .256 .353 .427 .780 *9/87 CIN-TOT-WSN 29 Eric Soderholm 2894 102 1971 1980 22-31 894 3251 402 764 120 14 383 295 15 359 22 21 19 90 18 21 .264 .335 .421 .756 *5/D63 MIN-CHW-TOT-NYY 30 Randy Bush 3045 96 1982 1993 23-34 1219 3480 388 763 154 26 409 348 51 505 49 6 32 64 33 29 .251 .334 .413 .747 9D7/38 MIN 31 Pete Ward 3060 98 1962 1970 24-32 973 3511 345 776 136 17 427 371 41 539 40 12 28 39 20 17 .254 .339 .405 .744 *573/946 BAL-CHW-NYY 32 Victor Martinez 3077 105 2002 2009 23-30 830 3495 418 912 193 2 526 351 47 412 27 0 40 111 1 3 .296 .369 .463 .832 *23/D CLE-TOT 33 George Altman 3091 101 1959 1967 26-34 991 3419 409 832 132 34 403 268 38 572 20 19 21 43 52 22 .269 .329 .432 .761 978/3 CHC-STL-NYM-CHC 34 Mark Whiten 3104 105 1990 2000 23-33 940 3521 465 804 129 20 423 378 42 712 17 5 17 81 78 40 .259 .341 .415 .756 *97/8D1 TOR-TOT-CLE-STL-NYY-CLE 35 Todd Hollandswort 3191 98 1995 2006 22-33 1118 3492 451 871 192 22 401 262 24 701 9 14 16 44 75 43 .273 .328 .439 .767 *789/3D LAD-TOT-COL-FLA-CHC 36 Randy Jackson 3203 103 1950 1959 24-33 955 3548 412 835 115 44 415 281 11 382 7 42 15 108 36 16 .261 .320 .421 .741 *5/7 CHC-BRO-TOT 37 Lyle Overbay 3208 98 2001 2009 24-32 942 3675 435 897 237 8 438 428 44 643 12 2 25 97 12 6 .280 .364 .450 .814 *3/D ARI-MIL-TOR 38 Ivan Calderon 3312 104 1984 1993 22-31 924 3672 470 901 200 25 444 306 30 556 13 6 35 102 97 49 .272 .333 .442 .775 97/D38 SEA-TOT-CHW-MON 39 Joe Oliver 3367 102 1989 2001 23-35 1076 3698 320 831 174 3 476 248 52 637 15 34 34 93 13 13 .247 .299 .391 .690 *2/3D79 CIN-MIL-TOT-PIT-SEA-TOT 40 John Mabry 3409 96 1994 2007 23-36 1322 3765 382 898 183 6 446 284 43 717 22 21 29 88 7 12 .263 .322 .405 .727 3975/8D1 STL-SEA-TOT-STL-CHC-COL 41 Mike Jorgensen 3421 95 1968 1985 19-36 1633 4034 429 833 132 13 426 532 51 589 25 31 25 64 58 44 .243 .347 .373 .720 *379/8D NYM-MON-TOT-TEX-NYM-TOT-STL 42 Corey Patterson 3481 104 2000 2009 20-29 996 3743 479 878 161 30 363 169 19 774 29 43 21 32 184 50 .252 .291 .405 .696 *8/79 CHC-BAL-CIN-WSN 43 Michael Barrett 3512 98 1998 2009 21-32 1054 3873 398 925 220 21 424 279 38 480 28 22 32 105 11 17 .263 .320 .422 .742 *25/36D MON-CHC-TOT-SDP-TOR 44 Steve Yeager 3584 102 1972 1986 23-37 1269 4014 357 816 118 16 410 342 64 726 27 33 28 93 14 18 .228 .298 .355 .653 *2 LAD-SEA 45 Earl Battey 3586 104 1955 1967 20-32 1141 4104 393 969 150 17 449 421 42 470 28 39 30 127 13 12 .270 .349 .409 .758 *2 CHW-WSH-MIN 46 Ollie Brown 3642 102 1965 1977 21-33 1221 4012 404 964 144 11 454 314 45 616 17 16 23 97 30 27 .265 .324 .394 .718 *9/7D85 SFG-SDP-TOT-MIL-PHI 47 Dave May 3670 96 1967 1978 23-34 1252 4085 462 920 130 20 422 344 41 501 28 25 18 91 60 47 .251 .318 .375 .693 89/7D BAL-TOT-MIL-ATL-TEX 48 Daryl Spencer 3689 105 1952 1963 23-34 1098 4206 457 901 145 20 428 449 25 516 20 21 27 103 13 7 .244 .327 .380 .707 *645 NYG-SFG-STL-TOT-LAD 49 Mike Devereaux 3740 105 1987 1998 24-35 1086 4102 491 949 170 33 480 296 6 635 12 20 34 84 85 56 .254 .308 .401 .709 *89/7D LAD-BAL-TOT-TEX-LAD 50 Jim Tabor 3788 104 1938 1947 21-30 1005 4136 473 1021 191 29 598 286 0 377 6 56 0 90 69 54 .270 .322 .418 .740 *5/67 BOS-PHI ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **AB** HR From To Ages G PA R H 2B 3B RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 51 Hoot Evers 3801 98 1941 1956 20-35 1142 4310 556 1055 187 41 565 415 0 420 27 65 2 116 45 36 .278 .353 .426 .779 78/9 DET-TOT-BOS 52 Stan Spence 3871 95 1940 1949 25-34 1112 4446 541 1090 196 60 575 520 0 248 19 36 0 67 21 23 .282 .369 .437 .806 *89/73 BOS-WSH-TOT 53 John Kruk 3897 100 1986 1995 25-34 1200 4603 582 1170 199 34 592 649 83 701 2 12 43 92 58 31 .300 .397 .446 .843 *379/D8 SDP-TOT-PHI-CHW 54 Ival Goodman 3928 95 1935 1944 26-35 1107 4440 609 1104 188 85 525 382 0 380 49 81 0 65 49 0 .281 .352 .445 .797 *9/78 CIN-CHC 55 Orlando Merced 3998 103 1990 2003 23-36 1391 4530 564 1108 229 28 585 487 53 661 12 3 30 89 57 29 .277 .355 .426 .781 93/7D52 PIT-TOR-TOT-MON-HOU 56 Chad Curtis 4017 101 1992 2001 23-32 1204 4650 648 1061 195 16 461 510 11 676 40 34 49 102 212 98 .264 .349 .396 .745 *879/D4 CAL-DET-TOT-NYY-TEX 57 Glenn Wilson 4151 98 1982 1993 23-34 1201 4467 451 1098 209 26 521 253 13 672 12 8 43 130 27 25 .265 .306 .398 .704 *97/83D51 DET-PHI-TOT-HOU-PIT 58 Johnny Grubb 4154 99 1972 1987 23-38 1424 4823 553 1153 207 29 475 566 41 558 36 32 35 74 27 33 .278 .366 .413 .779 879D/35 SDP-CLE-TOT-TEX-DET 59 Randy Velarde 4244 100 1987 2002 24-39 1273 4813 633 1171 214 23 445 463 6 853 49 38 19 118 78 37 .276 .352 .408 .760 456/739D8 NYY-CAL-ANA-TOT-OAK 60 Bob Skinner 4318 103 1954 1966 22-34 1381 4873 642 1198 197 58 531 485 53 646 17 33 20 81 67 36 .277 .351 .421 .772 *73/95 PIT-TOT-STL 61 Jerry Morales 4528 95 1969 1983 20-34 1441 4984 516 1173 199 36 570 366 33 567 14 20 56 124 37 57 .259 .313 .382 .695 987/D5 SDP-CHC-STL-DET-NYM 62 Rick Dempsey 4692 96 1969 1992 19-42 1766 5407 525 1093 223 12 471 592 13 736 18 63 42 131 20 19 .233 .319 .347 .666 *2/9D7315 MIN-NYY-TOT-BAL-CLE-LAD-MIL 63 Jay Johnstone 4703 102 1966 1985 20-39 1748 5229 578 1254 215 38 531 429 61 632 22 40 35 80 50 54 .267 .329 .394 .723 987/3D4 CAL-CHW-OAK-PHI-TOT-LAD-CHC 64 Ron Belliard 4763 105 1998 2009 23-34 1362 5327 640 1301 309 23 556 461 15 737 23 45 35 125 40 26 .273 .338 .414 .752 *4/536D MIL-COL-CLE-TOT-WSN 65 Johnny Roseboro 4847 104 1957 1970 24-37 1585 5527 512 1206 190 44 548 547 110 677 36 44 53 76 67 56 .249 .326 .371 .697 *2/3758 BRO-LAD-MIN-WSA 66 George Grantham 4989 105 1922 1934 22-34 1444 5897 912 1508 292 93 712 717 0 526 23 168 0 5 132 53 .302 .392 .461 .853 *43/75 CHC-PIT-CIN-NYG 67 Denis Menke 5071 101 1962 1974 21-33 1598 5934 605 1270 225 40 606 698 73 853 46 54 65 99 34 54 .250 .343 .370 .713 *6543/79 MLN-ATL-HOU-CIN 68 Brian McRae 5114 103 1990 1999 22-31 1354 5737 734 1336 264 58 532 488 20 824 57 46 32 87 196 86 .261 .331 .396 .727 *8/D KCR-CHC-TOT-NYM 69 Zoilo Versalles 5141 95 1959 1971 19-31 1400 5578 650 1246 230 63 471 318 26 810 40 50 29 92 97 48 .242 .290 .367 .657 *6/54 WSH-MIN-LAD-TOT-ATL 70 Lonnie Smith 5170 98 1978 1994 22-38 1613 5952 909 1488 273 58 533 623 19 849 92 21 46 69 370 140 .288 .371 .420 .791 *7/89D PHI-STL-TOT-KCR-ATL-TOT-BAL 71 Tony Gonzalez 5195 103 1960 1971 23-34 1559 5793 690 1485 238 57 615 467 63 706 71 20 40 124 79 61 .286 .350 .413 .763 *879 TOT-PHI-CAL 72 Bruce Bochte 5233 100 1974 1986 23-35 1538 5994 643 1478 250 21 658 653 65 662 13 44 51 156 43 41 .282 .360 .396 .756 *37/D89 CAL-TOT-SEA-OAK 73 Eddie Miller 5337 97 1936 1950 19-33 1510 5816 539 1270 263 28 640 351 0 465 44 84 0 133 64 0 .238 .290 .352 .642 *6/45 CIN-BSN-PHI-STL 74 Tim McCarver 5529 97 1959 1980 17-38 1909 6206 590 1501 242 57 645 548 119 422 30 35 64 99 61 49 .271 .337 .388 .725 *23/75D STL-PHI-TOT-STL 75 Freddie Lindstrom 5611 103 1924 1936 18-30 1438 6104 895 1747 301 81 779 334 0 276 13 146 0 35 84 10 .311 .351 .449 .800 *587/946 NYG-PIT-CHC-BRO ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- Cnt Player **AB** HR From To Ages G PA R H 2B 3B RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions Teams ----+-----------------+---------+---+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+----+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+----------- 76 Granny Hamner 5839 104 1944 1962 17-35 1531 6291 711 1529 272 62 708 351 10 432 6 71 24 173 35 14 .262 .303 .383 .686 *64/51 PHI-TOT-KCA 77 Lou Piniella 5867 102 1964 1984 20-40 1747 6362 651 1705 305 41 766 368 82 541 31 35 61 209 32 41 .291 .333 .409 .742 *79D/83 BAL-CLE-KCR-NYY 78 Jim Piersall 5890 104 1950 1967 20-37 1734 6591 811 1604 256 52 591 524 23 583 25 104 48 161 115 57 .272 .332 .386 .718 *897/65 BOS-CLE-WSA-TOT-LAA-CAL 79 Augie Galan 5937 100 1934 1949 22-37 1742 7003 1004 1706 336 74 830 979 0 393 25 62 0 72 123 0 .287 .390 .419 .809 *78/35496 CHC-TOT-BRO-CIN 80 Frank Baker 5984 96 1908 1922 22-36 1575 6660 887 1838 315 103 987 473 0 182 50 153 0 0 235 28 .307 .363 .442 .805 *5 PHA-NYY 81 Jim Sundberg 6021 95 1974 1989 23-38 1962 6898 621 1493 243 36 624 699 31 963 22 118 38 159 20 37 .248 .327 .348 .675 *2/7D TEX-MIL-KCR-CHC-TOT-TEX 82 Frankie Crosetti 6277 98 1932 1948 21-37 1683 7273 1006 1541 260 65 649 792 0 799 114 90 0 59 113 62 .245 .341 .354 .695 *65/4 NYY 83 Chuck Knoblauch 6366 98 1991 2002 22-33 1632 7385 1132 1839 322 64 615 804 22 730 139 20 56 116 407 117 .289 .378 .406 .784 *47/D68 MIN-NYY-KCR 84 Arky Vaughan 6622 96 1932 1948 20-36 1817 7721 1173 2103 356 128 926 937 0 276 46 116 0 70 118 0 .318 .406 .453 .859 *65/74 PIT-BRO 85 Dixie Walker 6740 105 1931 1949 20-38 1905 7666 1037 2064 376 96 1023 817 0 325 16 93 0 81 59 10 .306 .383 .437 .820 *987/3 NYY-TOT-CHW-DET-BRO-PIT 86 Phil Cavarretta 6754 95 1934 1955 17-38 2030 7701 990 1977 347 99 920 820 0 598 37 89 1 103 65 0 .293 .372 .416 .788 *3897 CHC-CHW 87 Bob Boone 7245 105 1972 1990 24-42 2264 8148 679 1838 303 26 826 663 90 608 20 142 78 191 38 50 .254 .315 .346 .661 *2/357 PHI-CAL-KCR 88 George Sisler 8267 102 1915 1930 22-37 2055 9013 1284 2812 425 164 1175 472 0 327 48 226 0 0 375 127 .340 .379 .468 .847 *3/197845 SLB-TOT-BSN 89 Dave Concepcion 8723 101 1970 1988 22-40 2488 9640 993 2326 389 48 950 736 93 1186 21 74 86 266 321 109 .267 .322 .357 .679 *645/381 CIN 90 Frankie Frisch 9112 105 1919 1937 20-38 2311 10100 1532 2880 466 138 1244 728 0 272 31 229 0 55 419 74 .316 .369 .432 .801 *45/6 NYG-STL
He's way out in the lead in terms of most HR/AB.
August 15th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
Wow, very interesting. Of course the one caveat is that guys with as much power as Thames get the chance to keep hitting more HRs. It's almost certain he'll hit at least 6 more HR in his career, and then he won't be on the list anymore. Same story with Jacobs.
August 15th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
[...] Click here to read a very interesting item on former Yankee Marcus Thames over at B-R Blog & Stat of the Day. [...]
August 15th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
[...] Marcus Thames spotlighted on Baseball Reference Baseball-Reference Blog
August 15th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
He's also #1 in HR's among all major leaguers named "Marcus".
Among players with the initials "M.T." he trails only Tejada, Tettleton, Teixeira and Tiernan.
And of all major leaguers born on March 6, the only one to hit more dingers than Thames is.... that's right, a Hall of Famer named Willie Stargell. Not bad company!
August 16th, 2009 at 12:57 am
Ryan Howard had 129 home runs in his first 1461 at-bats. Jim Gentile had 101 in his first 1451.
August 16th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
So you guys have passed my test.
This sort of post I made is kind of dumb for exactly the reason Johnny pointed out (but didn't call me on it, even though I'm sure he realized why it was stupid.) Thames is on a list here with mostly retired players who didn't homer nearly as often as Thames did and therefore had fairly short careers. There are many, many players who hit at least 100 career homers who would have appeared on this list at one point but eventually hit more than 105 homers, and most guys worth a damn who went on to hit 150+ homers hit them at a faster rate than just about everybody on this list.
But then Gerry mentioned the second one I was thinking. If you look at the top HR hitters of all time, in terms of how quickly then got to 100 homers, Thames is pretty high on that list despite being a part-time player for a lot of his career.
In short, this post doesn't ACTUALLY demonstrate it, but Thames has been pretty successful with the long ball in his career. He reminds me a bit of Ken Phelps.
August 16th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Yeah, Thames has had a better career than most would have expected. He's been used mostly as a LHP masher, but he holds his own against righties as well. As a Yankee fan, I remember no one took much notice of him until his big year in AA in 2001. He was 24 at the time, and repeating AA, and I remember discussion at the time about how much his age and repeating the level should be held against his very impressive numbers.
August 17th, 2009 at 9:33 am
Ken Phelps was a .375 career OBP guy. Not even close.